Cast Repack: Fargo: Season 1

Then there was Allison Tolman , a virtually unknown Chicago stage actress who auditioned for a tiny role as Deputy Molly Solverson. Hawley was so stunned by her honest, warm intensity that he rewrote the entire season to make her the hero. She filmed her first scene having never been on a major set before—and stole the show from two Oscar nominees.

Freeman looked at Tolman. Tolman looked at Odenkirk. Odenkirk laughed. fargo: season 1 cast

The cast became a family of misfits. Freeman taught Tolman card tricks. Thornton gave Odenkirk a hunting knife "for emergencies." When the Emmy nominations came, Tolman cried on Freeman’s shoulder. Thornton didn’t show up—he was rumored to be feeding peanuts to a squirrel in Montana. Then there was Allison Tolman , a virtually

It sounded like a disaster.